Kris Bryant Firehose of Splooge Thread

[Saul Goodman]

Look out, pitchers. That's two Kris bombs in two days.

[InternetApex]

Look out, pitchers. That's two Kris bombs in two days.

CHRIST BRYAN x deuce

[CubFaninHydePark]

Look out, pitchers. That's two Kris bombs in two days.

And now we get two in one day.

[Saul Goodman]

Look out, pitchers. That's two Kris bombs in two days.

And now we get two in one day.

Four next time?

[Powdered Toast Man]

Just so much sploosh.

[Quality Start Machine]

So much for "can't hit on the road".

[Shooter]

So much for "can't hit on the road".

Was that a thing? They averaged six runs per game on the opening road trip.

[Canadouche]

So much for "can't hit on the road".

Was that a thing? They averaged six runs per game on the opening road trip.

Specifically Bryant - he wasn't very effective on the road last year.

[Shooter]

So much for "can't hit on the road".

Was that a thing? They averaged six runs per game on the opening road trip.

Specifically Bryant - he wasn't very effective on the road last year.

I'm going to claim that I was confused by a thread that actually stayed on topic.

[CBStew]

So much for "can't hit on the road".

Was that a thing? They averaged six runs per game on the opening road trip.

Specifically Bryant - he wasn't very effective on the road last year.

I'm going to claim that I was confused by a thread that actually stayed on topic.

...and where is the fun in that?

[SKO]

So Fangraphs tells me that contact % tends to stabilize after 100 PA and swing % tends to stabilize after 50 PAs...so at 91 PA we're pretty close to being able to get legitimately excited about Bryant making contact 75% of the time this year vs 66% last year (81.6% on pitches inside the zone vs 75% last year), and also about him chasing just 24.5% of pitches outside the zone vs. 30.6% last year. Considering the contact thing was basically his only weakness....this is very bonerworthy.

[Quality Start Machine]

Bryant's defensive WAR has almost reached last season's level already - 7.1 in 2015, 5.7 this year.

He's changing from adequate to really fucking good.

[SKO]

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/kris-bryant-has-a-new-swing/

[Oleg]

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/kris-bryant-has-a-new-swing/

I was just about to post this.  I need to go home to put on some sweatpants.

[SKO]

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/kris-bryant-has-a-new-swing/

I was just about to post this.  I need to go home to put on some sweatpants.

Yeah, I remember reading a couple articles in spring training about him wanting to change his swing and Jessica Mendoza had a nice breakdown during one of their spring games about the changes he was trying to make and stuff and thought it would be really cool if he could successfully implement them. Says a lot about Bryant and the Cubs that they weren't content to just assume he could continue last year's success, but instead were proactive about the changes he could make to get even better.